Lab tests CPT 86301 Outpatient

CA 19-9 test cost in Stephenville, TX

In Stephenville, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CA 19-9 blood test (tumor marker): from $19.80 to $19.80, with a median of $19.80. Across Texas, the median is $128.37 at 91 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86301, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 21, 2026 and Apr 21, 2026.

Lowest$19.80Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville
Median$19.80half pay less
Highest$19.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Stephenville, TX.

median
Lowest $19.80Highest $168.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville lowest Stephenville, TX · (254) 965-1500 CA 19 9 REF1 $19.80 $33.00 $15.51–$121.97 40% Apr 21, 2026
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Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville, TX · (254) 965-1500 CANCER ANTIGEN 19-9 $168.90 $281.50 $20.81–$264.89 40% Apr 21, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $19.80, median $19.80, highest $19.80.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $19.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

CA 19-9 is a tumor marker used mainly to follow pancreatic and bile duct cancers during treatment.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.